Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ernest Thompson Seton

On the 27th we came to the Cascade Rapids. The first or Little Cascade has about two feet fall, the second or Grand Cascade, a mile farther, is about a six foot sheer drop.

Ernest Thompson Seton

Fort Smith, being the place of my longest stay, was the scene of my largest medical practice.

Ernest Thompson Seton

At this camp I had the unique experience of showing all these seasoned Westerners that it was possible to make a fire by the friction of two sticks. This has long been a specialty of mine; I use a thong and a bow as the simplest way.

Peter Marshall

Give us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for- because unless we stand for something we shall fall for anything.

Black Kettle

I have done my best to keep my young men quiet, but some will not listen and since the fighting began, I have not been able to keep them at home.

Ralph W. Sockman

A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis.

Ralph W. Sockman

The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.

Ralph W. Sockman

The roads of life are strewn with the wreckage of run-down and half-finished loves.

Ralph W. Sockman

A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.

Charlie Chaplin

Nothing in life is permanent, not even one's troubles.

Charlie Chaplin

Man is an animal with primary instincts of survival. Consequently his ingenuity has developed first and his soul afterwards. The progress of science is far ahead of man's ethical behavior.

Charlie Chaplin

So when I cease to be I want to go back...to the sea! Oh for the life of a sardine! That is the life for me!

Charlie Chaplin

You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.

Charlie Chaplin

Life laughs at you when you are unhappy; Life smiles at you when you are happy; But life salutes you when you make other happy.

Charlie Chaplin

Life is laughter when seen in a long shot, but it is a tragedy when seen in a close-up.

Charles Dudley Warner

Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.

Charles de Gaulle

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

Charles de Lint

We end up stumbling our way through the forest, never seeing all the unexpected and wonderful possibilities and potentials because we're looking for the idea of a tree, instead of appreciating the actual trees in front of us.